Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 and completed in 1849 to be used as the City Hall of the City of Brooklyn. In January 1898 the independent City of Brooklyn was annexed into the City of New York and Kings County became the Borough of Brooklyn. | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... In small towns, the town hall may also incorporate other functions, such as a post office. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ...
Construction on Brooklyn's City Hall began in 1848 and the Kings County Courthouse was built in 1868, turning this area (now known as Brooklyn Heights) into a busy area of commerce and government center. In the 1940s, the Kings Country Courthouse and other nearby buildings were replaced by a complex of court houses and a plaza that stand in front of Borough Hall. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... View of Brooklyn Heights from Manhattan Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
On February 26, 1895, waste paper caught fire and destroyed the cupola, the top floors of the building, and water damage ruined the walls and ceiling of the Common Council chamber. A flag crowned the building for the next 85 years, until the 1980s when the building was restored and the figure of Lady Justice was placed on top of a new cupola. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Lady Justice Lady Justice (or the Goddess of Justice) is a personification of the legal system. ... Cupola of St Peters Basilica, Rome In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and provide ventilation. ...
References
Reiss, Marcia (2002). Brooklyn Then and Now, Thunder Bay Press, ISBN 1571457925
Borough and state government buildings are mostly found in the Brooklyn Civic Center area (including BrooklynBoroughHall and Kings County Supreme Court) in downtown Brooklyn, near the Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Heights.
Brooklyn, the 'Borough of Homes', can be understood as a collection of neighborhoods, many historically descended from the old towns and villages of Dutch times.
Brooklyn's most beloved and cherished institution had left, and the move is cited by some historians as one of the catalysts for the decline of Brooklyn in the 1960s and 1970s.
BrooklynBoroughHall, the original City Hall, is located on the north side of Joralemon Street, between Court and Adams streets.
BrooklynBoroughHall was originally built as Brooklyn's City Hall and contained the offices of the Mayor and the City Council as well as a court room and a jail.
BrooklynBoroughHall is one of the most significant government buildings in Brooklyn and the heart and soul of Brooklyn's Civic Center.
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